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The Harry Potter Reunion renews the relations between beloved cast members

The Harry Potter series changed my life. I have been a self proclaimed super fan since seventh grade so, when I saw the trailer for the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary... Read more

By Caroline Samoluk January 31, 2022

GUSA tackles GOCard access, accessibility for immunocompromised students

As Georgetown prepares for a return to in-person learning, GUSA passed legislation advocating for immunocompromised students and expanding GOCard access at their meeting on Jan. 23. The first resolution calls... Read more

By Franziska Wild January 30, 2022

Hoya Blues: Georgetown basketball loses a nail-biter to Butler, remains winless in Big East play

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (6-12, 0-7 Big East) fell 56-53 to the Butler Bulldogs (11-10, 4-6 Big East) in their second meeting of the season. It was not... Read more

By Lucie Peyrebrune January 30, 2022

Albums we love: Phrazes for the Young

The year 2022 marks the upcoming thirteenth anniversary of Julian Casablancas’ debut solo album Phrazes for the Young (2009). Why is this significant? It’s not, really; I just wanted a... Read more

By Christine Ji January 29, 2022

Georgetown falls on the road to No. 20 UConn in another defenseless blowout

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (6-11, 0-6 Big East) lost 96-73 on the road to the No. 20 UConn Huskies (14-4, 5-2 Big East) on Tuesday night for their... Read more

By Lucie Peyrebrune January 27, 2022

Quiz: Which Andrew Garfield are you?

We are living in the Andrew Garfield Renaissance. His recent performances in Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021) and Spider-man: No Way Home (2021) have reminded Americans just how much we love... Read more

By Francesca Theofilou January 24, 2022

On Being Green

COP26: Humanity’s chance for redemption

The COP26 goals included global commitments to reach global net zero emissions by 2050, adapt to protect communities and natural habitats, and mobilize climate finance in order to reach net zero. Total engagement is absolutely necessary for combating climate change, and we must commit to being a united front in order to preserve our future.

By Willow Volkert January 24, 2022

Alumni Speak

22 months into the pandemic, healthcare worker burnout is real

From a moral standpoint, medical burnout is about the conditions under which healthcare staff works—and the resulting impacts on their lives. Long hours, conflicting demands between hospital executives and frontline healthcare workers, and more can make an already stressful job even more difficult.

By Sheeva Azma January 23, 2022

Lose Big, Lose Close: Positive Signs in Hoyas’ 85-74 Loss to #11 Villanova

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (6-10, 0-5 Big East) dropped its sixth straight game Saturday, falling at home to the No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (14-5, 7-2 BE). The 0-5... Read more

By Thomas Fischbeck January 22, 2022

Georgetown men’s basketball falls 83-75 to No. 21 Providence in game decided by defense

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (6-9, 0-4 Big East) fell 83-75 on the road against No. 21 Providence (15-2, 5-1 Big East) Thursday night. Graduate guard Don Carey led... Read more

By Lucie Peyrebrune January 22, 2022

Features

Joel Castón’s one-of-a-kind re-entry

No one else in D.C. history has ever regained their freedom as an elected official, and Joel Castón is determined to set a good precedent.

By Graham Krewinghaus January 22, 2022

Leisure

Licorice Pizza is jubilant and juvenile

Soaked in summer sweat and 70’s nostalgia, Licorice Pizza marks the return of director Paul Thomas Anderson with his first film since 2017’s Phantom Thread. Set in “the Valley” of... Read more

By Will Kennedy January 22, 2022

Looking back: Madonna’s Ray of Light 24 years later

On February 22, 1998, singer-songwriter Madonna released Ray of Light, her seventh studio album. An introspective, psychedelic, and electronica-influenced album which reflected Madonna’s study of Hindu scripture and conversion to... Read more

By Romita Chattaraj January 21, 2022

We asked President DeGioia some of the students’ most pressing questions. Here are his answers.

Each semester for several years, the editor in chief of the Voice has sat down with University President John J. DeGioia to ask about the biggest issues facing the university—solar... Read more

By Annemarie Cuccia January 19, 2022

Battle of the Bulldogs: Georgetown men’s basketball comes up short against Butler

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (6-7, 0-2 Big East) lost 72-58 to Butler (9-6, 2-2 Big East) on Thursday night. Freshman guard Tyler Beard led the Hoyas in scoring... Read more

By Lucie Peyrebrune January 16, 2022

Changes to initial spring COVID-19 protocols aim to combat Omicron

When students moved in for the fall semester in August 2021, they took a single COVID-19 PCR test and received a cloth mask with a Georgetown ‘G’ on it. When... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan and Jupiter Huang January 14, 2022

GUSA passes legislation advocating for students during virtual learning period

Following the heated debate in last week’s meeting, GUSA took further action to address student concerns about the upcoming virtual learning period in a shorter and productive meeting on Jan.... Read more

By Franziska Wild January 13, 2022

Georgetown and other national universities allegedly part of price-fixing cartel to limit financial aid

Georgetown and 15 other top private universities were named defendants in a federal antitrust lawsuit filed on Jan. 9. The suit alleges that the self-described need-blind universities colluded to raise... Read more

By Ethan Greer January 12, 2022

Georgetown pummeled by Marquette in their Big East home opener, 92-64

In their Big East home opener on Jan. 7, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (6-6, 0-1 Big East) was trounced by Marquette (10-6, 2-3 Big East), losing 92-64. Despite the... Read more

By Hayley Salvatore January 12, 2022

Leisure

Spider-Man: No Way Home is fan service executed brilliantly

With a groundbreaking debut of $600.8 million at the global box office, Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated Spider-Man: No Way Home hit theaters on December 17, quickly taking the world by... Read more

By Nikki Farnham January 7, 2022

GUSA convenes emergency session, tables two bills about in-person learning

After nearly two hours of debate, the GUSA Senate tabled two resolutions in opposition to the university’s plan for all-virtual learning, restrictions on campus dining, and closure of fitness centers... Read more

By Nora Scully January 5, 2022

D.C.-ATF partnership aims to reduce climbing homicide rates

Mayor Muriel Bowser, Police Chief Robert Contee, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a new partnership to reduce the number of illegal guns in D.C.,... Read more

By Nora Scully January 4, 2022

Voices

So we can return to campus. Now what?

If Georgetown students are to return to campus on Jan. 11 safely, here's what we believe needs to be implemented by the university and the student body.

By Max Zhang and Annemarie Cuccia January 2, 2022